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How to give LibrePortal API access to a Namecheap account, the account rule Namecheap applies, and what to do if your account is not allowed.

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  1. The steps
  2. If your account is not allowed
  3. Trying it without a real domain

Namecheap lets apps like LibrePortal read and change a domain's records through its API. You turn that on once, in your Namecheap account.

The steps#

  1. Create or sign in to your Namecheap account.
  2. Turn on API access. In Namecheap open Profile, Tools, then API Access. Namecheap only allows this on accounts with at least $50 balance, 20 domains, or $50 spent in the last two years.
  3. Allow this computer's internet address. Namecheap only answers requests from addresses you have allowed. The app can show your address with a Copy button. If your home address changes, update the list.
  4. Copy the API key and paste it into the app with your Namecheap username.

Namecheap's own help is in its API FAQ.

If your account is not allowed#

You can still use the domain. Choose Somewhere else and LibrePortal shows each record with copy buttons, then keeps checking until they work.

Trying it without a real domain#

The Namecheap connect page has a Use the Namecheap sandbox switch. Namecheap runs a separate test service with fake money and fake domains, with its own free account.

Back to how domains work.